Donald Trump, earlier this year, was convicted on 34 criminal counts in New York, in relation to his falsification of business records. About six months later, he was elected to another term as president of the United States. There was a development Tuesday in what might happen with the New York case.
John Miller is reporting on CNN that Trump will charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. 34 COUNTS. pic.twitter.com/YPvhTKFQYp
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) March 31, 2023
Trump’s other pending criminal cases, especially the two in the federal courts, will be dropped before he returns to office, while the Georgia case remains in limbo.
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What will happen with the criminal case in New York, the only one in which Trump has been convicted on 34 separate counts? We still don’t know.
According to The Hill, Judge Juan Merchan has delayed ruling on the question of whether the conviction should be overturned, in light of the Supreme Court decision earlier this year on presidential immunity. The judge has agreed to “freeze” the case for a week, until November 19. Sentencing in the case is still scheduled for November 26, after it was delayed past the election.
Judge Merchan is scheduled to sentence Donald John Trump with 34 felony counts of campaign finance fraud.
Guilty by jury.
The case is a State case, NOT a Federal case.
Presidential pardon powers only reach federal crimes.
Donald Trump cannot pardon himself.#LOCKhimUP! pic.twitter.com/s1jDqqw2Bd
— Lara reads banned books in Florida (@MadeInTheUSANJ) November 12, 2024
“The stay, and dismissal, are necessary to avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump’s ability to govern,” Trump’s lawyer said in an email to the judge.
The 34 counts all related to falsification of business records, to cover up Trump’s hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels.
“If Merchan decides to wipe away the conviction, the charges would be dismissed, and Trump would not be sentenced,” CNN said in an analysis of the situation. “But if the judge decides to keep the conviction intact, the former president’s lawyers are expected to ask Merchan to delay Trump’s sentencing so they can appeal. And if that’s not granted, his attorneys are planning to appeal the immunity decision to state appellate courts and potentially all the way to the US Supreme Court to ask the courts to delay Trump’s sentencing until all appeals are exhausted, which could take months.”
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